This is mainly because I spend a lot of time writing and so don't have much time to read; I hate to waste that time reading what may turn out to be junk food for the mind, when there's so much real writing to be read.

In most conventional novels, God is not allowed to be nuts. Nor are nuts allowed to be God.

An artist's life is supposed to lead toward his masterpiece, not away from it.

The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only more expensive.

SF has at least the advantage of not depending on preconceptions.

The problem and privilege we all have is being alive in this century and able to read this language. It makes any list meaningless except the list of an illiterate.

Today's robots are very primitive, capable of understanding only a few simple instructions such as 'go left', 'go right', and 'build car'.